Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-05-19

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any retail ests, at
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a ..plishment for the
.nrituons, malt or brew
Scept on n license obtained
ed in the sections following.
% second section requires that the
licensed be citizen of the United
States, of temperate habits and good
moral character.
The third provides that licenses be
granted under previous laws not later
than June so, next, and that after that
date, licenses shall be granted only by
the Courts of Quarter Sessions of the
respective counties, not later than
April of each year, and for one year
from a date fixed by said court. The
court is also to fix term for hearing
license applications and remonstrances
by evidence, petition Of plea or counsel.
The fourth section provides that in
cities OF the first class (Philadelphial
the Mercantile Appraisers shall make
sworn returns yearly In January, In
connection with the mercantile tax list,
of all licensed and unlicensed hotels,
restaurants, or saloons selling liquor
and the amount Of each license aid, re-
turning duplicate list thereof to the
clerk of Quarter Sessions and publish
ing the list in the manner prescribed
for publishing the Mercantile Apprais-
ers' lists. The Mercantile Appraisers
shall also return, q list OF names and
residences OF all retail liquor sellers
without licenses to the District A;tor-
ney for prosecution according to law.
The Appraisers are to receive $3.50
from the applicant for each license
granted. The general provisions of the
fourth section are that every applicant
for license shall file petition with the
Clerk of Quarter Sessions three weeks
before the first day OF the session of
court in which applications are to be
heard and pay the Clerk S5, and that
the Clerk shall advertise the names and
residences OF applicants and the places
for which license is wanted three times
in two newspapers designated by the
Court. No retail licenses are to be
granted to Wholesale or retail grocers.
The ifth section requires the appli-
cant to state in the petition his name,
residence and intended place of bust
ness, his birthplace and place OF natu'
ralization, if naturalized; the name of
the Cwner of the premises, and to certi-
fly that the place is for the accommoda-
tion of the public that the applicant il
not interested pecuniarily in any other
place In said county where liquor is
sold, ank that no one joining in the APP
plication is pecuniarily interested in
any other place or will be during the
term of the license; also whether any
license of the applicant has been reyoS-
ed within year. Two reputable free
holders of the ward or township must
be mentioned as bondsmen, and each
one OF them must own unincumbered
real estate worth over $4,000 and must
not be engaged in the manufacture OF
liquors. The petition must be swoln
to.
The sixth section requires that each
petision be accompanied by the certifi-
cate of twelve reputable electors of the
ward, borough or township that they
haye known the applicant for six
months; that they indorse his apDlica-
tion, and that they haye signed no 9th
er such petition in that year. The
bondsmen or sureties shall be among
the signers, and shall make oath to
their Endorsement.
The seventh section provides that
the Court, after hearing petitions from
residents of the ward, borough or town.
ship FOR or against the license, 'in all
cases shall refuse the game whenever in
the opinion OF the said Court. haying
due regard to thenumber and character
of the petitioners for and against such
application, such license is not necessa-
Ty for the accommodation of the public
and entertainment OF strangers or tray
elers,or that the applicant or applicants
is or are not fit persons to whom such
licenses should be granted, and upon
sufficient cause being shown or proof
being made to the said Court that the
party holding license has violated any
law OF this Commonwealth relative to
the sale of liquors, the Court of Quarter
Sessions shall, upon notice being given
to the person 50 licensed, revoke the
said license, " and all the additional pc
titions and remonstrances are to be
based on the necessity of the license to
sell liquors or the fitness OF. the appli-
can't, or on the necessity Of the hotel.
inn or tavern In the locality where the
applicant proposes to sell the liquors.
The eighth section classifes the Ii
censes as follows: SIN cities of the
first, second and third classes, $500 ; in
other cities, s4O0; in boroughs, 5000 in
townships, 500. In cities of the first
class four-ffths shall be paid for the
use of the city and county and one-llfth
for the use of the Commonwealth in
cities of the second and third class
three-ifths shall be paid for the use of
the city, one-dfth for the use OF the
proper county and one-ffth for the use